Invest In Yourself Podcast Adrian Martinez

Today I am joined by a cartel victim survivor named Steve Prohaska AKA Big Steve. Steve's family was tragically murder by members of the cartel and leaving him an orphan. Steve went through a lot during this time and was fortunate enough to get adopted and moved to the United States. He took full advantage of coming over to the USA and getting involved in business. He is overall known for being an orphan and becoming a millionaire!

Today I am joined by a former mafia affiliate that became a New York City cop. His name is Lou Balestrieri and he is now retired. Lou shares his upbringing with being around many mafia guys and going on to doing crimes with them. Lou would go on to completely switch sides and work for law enforcement. That didn’t stop him from being around wise guys though. He went on to go undercover in a major mafia take down named “Operation Wasteland”.

Today I am joined by Dr Clover Perez. After she started a business relating to immigration law. She was arrested for Federal Criminal Charges. During her trail her son was killed and she explains what impact it had on her mentally. She went to prison for 10 years because of this. She was in prison with celebrities such as Lauryn Hill. Since she has been out of prison she has been doing a lot of great things!

Today I am joined by one of the best money counterfeits known, Arthur Williams Jr. Arthur shares his early life as a criminal which led him to counterfeiting a boatload of money. Arthur had a very interesting way of exchanging his money for real money. He had quite a run. But it all came down landing him in prison for a number of years. Since Arthur has been out of prison he has changed his life around.

Today I am joined by former Jewelry Thief Byran Sobolewski. Bryan shares how his father and brother robbed over 22 Jewelry spots. He details out how they would plan a heist and how they would go in and rob the Jewelry. The Feds ended up pursuing a case against Bryan, His father, and his brother. They all ended up spending a number of years in prison.

Today I am joined by former gang member Chris Curtis. He became a drug dealer and got into a lot of shoot outs with people. Chris ended up shooting a man that was trying to harm him. Chris went on the run for a while and was finally busted after a high speed chase. He ended up spending 20 years behind bars.